News from the Arts Councilhttp://www.artscouncil.ie/enCopyright 2007 Arts Councilhttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=d37eec20-4801-4802-809f-9ff2c1cc58e5The Arts Council is holding information clinics for the theatre project award in Dublin (8 March), Cork (10 March), Galway (15 March) and Limerick (16 March). Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=7754a0e3-aa8b-462b-a4cb-65d78417921bArt-Youth-Culture: FYI A meeting of young people and policy makers 27-29 March 2010 Thu, 25 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=af2c450d-9f5c-44ab-bef7-aec56bcafa7aThe Arts Council today expressed its regret today at the passing of Eugene Lambert, founder of the Lambert Puppet Theatre in Monkstown, Co Dublin, and the Dublin International Puppet Festival.Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=4c4b3e8a-fda7-44b4-89a4-664b8c9af14eThe Arts Council confirms the closing date for the theatre project award and indicates when applicants to this award can expect to be informed of funding decisions.Thu, 18 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=4568d7d1-914e-4f5e-aced-c698eb225418The deadline for Project awards will be 5.30pm on Thursday 1 April 2010 for applications that are submitted online. The deadline for applications submitted in hard copy will be 5.30pm on Thursday 25 March. Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=4eaa4b87-f381-4bfe-8461-b5f48f5317a5Pat Moylan, Chairman of the Arts Council, extends her congratulations to the Irish artists whose work was today nominated for Academy Awards. Tue, 02 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=46b24f67-7f03-4a17-9823-4f43c8a807d4The Arts Council, the government agency for funding and developing the arts, has made its major grant allocations for 2010, distributing in excess of €49m to more than 350 arts organisations. Letters detailing news of the decisions were posted on Friday.Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=346ae8fe-baca-4513-a44b-63866619b924Download research reportsWed, 13 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=111608af-a560-4d5a-bb79-e3be0b544fd4The Arts Council has extended warmest congratulations to writer and Council member Colm Tóibín on the news that he has won the Costa Novel Award for Brooklyn.Mon, 04 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=8c536d7c-ae46-4650-b360-6cb6da5eb0b7The Arts Council has expressed its regret at the passing of Michael Dwyer, who has died following an illness.Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=8a32214b-8f99-4b11-bb68-070dfe37c332Following its success in 2006 and again in 2008, the Arts Council and RTÉ are delighted to announce the third round of RTÉ Dance on the Box. Mon, 21 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=d527511f-fcbb-4aa8-a363-d91cf7a844f5Arts Audiences are pleased to announce details of the New Media mentoring scheme.Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=2fbc9e20-cf1b-4b0a-ac41-29c5fb69ec5dThe Arts Council and Culture Ireland have announced the appointment of the curators who will represent Ireland at the Architecture Biennale in Venice. The curators will work closely with the Irish Architecture Foundation, Commissioners for the 2010 Architecture Biennale, which will open in August 2010.Thu, 10 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=7246f399-1bd7-4700-b1eb-76a3c29083d0Commenting on the Arts Council’s Budget allocation of €69.15 million, the Chairman of the Arts Council, Pat Moylan said: "The Arts Council recognises the enormous challenges facing the Government and the need to reduce public spending. Wed, 09 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=41ed118e-f11b-4696-8257-d7fee4eef8e8The Arts Council has expressed its regret at the passing of Liam Clancy, who died on Friday 4 December 2009.Sat, 05 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=2ccbe46b-ea92-4e4b-a2d4-76448f58cf9aThe Arts Council extends its warmest congratulations to Colum McCann on the news that Let the Great World Spin has won the highly prestigious US National Book Award. Thu, 19 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=33a49432-54c4-4cc8-8076-499fb4fa1b58The arts make a very significant contribution to the Irish economy and can be a major driver for jobs and investment, new data released today has shown.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=784ec185-2ca5-4f10-a4b9-c06c072f4ac1The Chairman of the Arts Council, Ms Pat Moylan, addressed the Government's Innovation Taskforce today and urged that the employment potential of the arts be exploited as a way out of the recession.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=8429d144-988a-44ad-a9f3-09461c40c385Writer Sebastian Barry speaking of the importance of Arts Council funding at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Art, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs. Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=9101a780-6f40-4161-8ed8-26590c2b333cSpeaking at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on Arts, Sport, Tourism, Community, Rural and Gaeltacht Affairs, Brendan Gleeson made an impassioned plea for continued support of the Arts Council.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=ed7a1645-3b7c-42f1-88ee-5d450c393dc4For the first time in Ireland, performing arts venues all around the country have decided to take action, joining forces to promote the performing arts in Ireland.Mon, 19 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=d0f511e8-f53f-4c8f-99fe-1b9e78b59635The writer Colum McCann who has just been nominated for the USA’s prestigious National Book Award told TD’s and Senators that he would have "swum the ocean" for the opportunity to speak up for public funding for the arts.Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=db79cd5b-d9aa-45b4-af73-1c9525ee1d68Speaking before Arts Council Chairman Pat Moylan was due to appear at the Joint Oireachtas Committee on art writer, Joseph O’Connor spoke of his support for the Arts Council. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=e0660d2b-7617-4c85-9c91-5bdb67fbceb1The Chairman of the Arts Council, Ms Pat Moylan, has said it would be folly for the Government to treat the arts as some kind of luxury that would be easy to cut in a recession and has warned against "thoughtless hacking" at the Arts Council’s budget. Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=6789bf47-2d8c-4ac1-af2b-8ebe587469dbVital Signs is a programme of arts and health events taking place in October 2009. Keep up to date by following our Twitter stream - http://twitter.com/artsandhealth. Vital Signs is an Arts Council initiative, developed and delivered in association with Create, the national development agency for collaborative arts.Fri, 09 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=cf892302-b8cd-4e46-bc5a-10ce0e0538cfThe Arts Council today announced an initiative which gives an opportunity for the arts and enterprise to work together.Mon, 05 Oct 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=b458725f-91f4-4792-8717-97a2396440bdThe Arts Council has expressed its deep regret at the passing of sculpture and Aosdána member Edward Delaney. Wed, 23 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=c63272fb-2abc-4db3-8d36-6d06abf431f5Visual Artists Ireland, on behalf of the Arts Council, invites applications for grants towards the cost of equipment and/or improvements to the quality of visual artists’ workspaces. Tue, 22 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=bd4c82bd-851d-4e32-aa83-53bf97b8ce20Arts Council Chairman Pat Moylan today congratulated the Gate Theatre on its success in winning a prestigious Herald Angel Award for the Gate Friel festival in Edinburgh. Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=4df23294-2946-4a53-9cfa-88fd732fc887The Arts Council has said it will make a strong case to Government for the retention of the artists’ tax exemption scheme.Mon, 07 Sep 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=c85f1397-7085-4f33-887a-b1d1622d0c14The deadline for the next round of Bursary awards (originally 5 November 2009) has been extended and the new deadline is 21 January 2010. Wed, 05 Aug 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=1bdc1e22-6a9d-44e7-9a5c-639571cc535cThe Arts Council, the Irish Film Board, and RTÉ are delighted to announce the successful new FRAMEWORKS projects.Thu, 30 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=3791ea2d-fe94-4017-a579-c6c5f7de1ad9The Arts Council extends its congratulations to Colm Tóibín, Ed O'Loughlin and William Trevor on making the longlist for the Man Booker Prize Tue, 28 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=dc9c2ede-b080-479d-9b00-f6116065a9e9The Arts Council extends its deepest condolences to the family and friends of Frank McCourt, who passed away last night.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=f90fa7b1-c5b8-48ab-b8ad-0da9f3f1deb8People right across the country can expect the best of the arts to visit them under a new Arts Council policy to boost touring.Mon, 20 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=b0ea1264-b7ee-468c-8e2b-cffb2de7efcaDonegal’s vibrant artistic heritage and creative, collaborative approach marks the county out as resilient and filled with potential, the Director of the Arts Council has said.Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=e01e4ba0-f3b9-44e8-87cc-c6b9ecda1fc2The Arts Council today launched a free on-line guide to the vast and diverse mix of activities, shows, exhibitions and performances that it supports around the country.Wed, 08 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=0b037b57-1cb3-4f59-b3b9-f793efcb5fe0Location One is a not-for-profit art centre in New York devoted to convergence between visual, performing and digital arts. It operates an international residency programme where emerging and established artists can experiment with new forms of artistic expression, particularly those involving new technologies.Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=046a8b28-f051-418a-b45b-7388a9bb1d86Download documentThu, 02 Jul 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=b0c14170-bb9f-4620-8989-1ae025606187The Arts Council is requesting all funded organisations and individuals to submit public events for inclusion in a new online guide.Tue, 23 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=ee8ed460-4b83-495d-8111-e1a2584f76f8The Arts Council/ an Chomhairle Ealaíon and the Arts Council of Northern Ireland have jointly commissioned Hibernian Consulting to conduct detailed and extensive research into artists’ living and working conditions on an all island basis. Wed, 17 Jun 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=8af839cd-aabf-4247-8901-baec91e0dc0cThe Arts Council and the Office of Public Works are pleased to announce architect Orla Murphy of Simon J Kelly and Partners Architects, County Mayo as the winner of the Kevin Kieran Award 2009-2011.Wed, 13 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=b21c2ba8-fd33-49ef-aa19-334fd0c3869eThe Arts Council has expressed its regret on the passing of writer and editor, David Marcus. Speaking today, Arts Council Director Mary Cloake said: ‘David Marcus made an extraordinary contribution to Irish literature and devoted his lifetime to writers and writing. An editor, writer and translator, Marcus held a unique and unparalleled role in Irish literary life.’Sat, 09 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=b44674cc-6079-4315-96b7-36b0e4ccfcf0Aosdána, the affiliation of creative artists in Ireland elected 8 new members at its General Assembly in the National Gallery. Wed, 06 May 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=5dff6058-bc6d-411b-91a0-ffe70fc3ab90"The Arts Council recognises the very difficult issues facing the Government and the need to reduce public expenditure. While today’s additional reduction in the 2009 grant to the Council will be felt hard across the sector, the level of public funding allocated underscores the commitment of the Government, and in particular the Minister for Arts, Sport & Tourism, Martin Cullen TD, to the distinctive contribution of the arts to the Irish economy. Thu, 23 Apr 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=82ae9863-4ef1-4227-b18e-d67123cde8d3The Arts Council wishes to extend its congratulations to Seamus Heaney on receiving the David Cohen Prize for Literature. The Prize, valued at £40,000, is awarded every two years to a living writer writing in English.Wed, 18 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=72cbd69a-206b-4ccb-ae91-3ff40b81d90fThe Arts Council has expressed its regret at the passing of Anna Manahan.Sun, 08 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=4615225c-d9a0-48d9-87e1-8a3dc2e325d9The Arts Council is deeply saddened by the passing of Aosdána member Christopher Nolan.Fri, 20 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=3ddf2fda-58f6-47e8-8b03-0e12425c38d6Grafton Architects announced as finalists for the European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture - Mies van der Rohe Award 2009Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.artscouncil.ie/en/news/news.aspx?article=797ca026-fde2-4d5d-b2a6-c8645086278aThe Arts Council congratulates Aosdána member George Morrison on receiving an Industry Lifetime Contribution Award from the Irish Film and Television Academy (IFTA). Mon, 16 Feb 2009 00:00:00 GMT